A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors.
81-742: Fantastic Fest is an annual film festival in Austin, Texas . It was founded in 2005 by Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse . Lisa Dreyer is festival director. Annick Mahnert is head of programming. The festival focuses on genre films such as horror , science fiction , fantasy , action , Asian , and cult . The festival takes place in September at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, filling eight screens for eight days and hosting many writers, directors, and actors, either well-established or unknown. The festival has become known as
162-625: A 25th anniversary screening of The Crow . Best Asian Feature went to Fly Me to the Saitama , Best International Feature - to Lake Michigan Monster , Best Action! Feature became The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil . Cheval Noir Best Feature went to Idol , Best Director and Best Screenplay went to Carlo Mirabella-Davis for Swallow . In New Flesh section won Kirill Sokolov's Why Don't You Just Die! . Edward R. Pressman received
243-598: A growing local interest in Asian films and the desire to watch them on the big screen. The 1996 edition of the festival lasted for a whole month and featured six months worth of entirely Asian fantasy and action movies with a significant prevalence of Chow Yun-fat and Jet Li retrospectives. FantAsia 1997 was held from July 11 to August 10. The lineup included Perfect Blue , Drunken Master II , Stagefright , El Dia de la Bestia , Henry , Tromeo and Juliet , Cutting Moments and others. A Gun for Jennifer won
324-401: A launch-pad for genre films, where critical acclaim at the fest can lead to big box office returns. A notable feature of this festival is the inclusion of "secret screenings". For these screenings, the audience often does not know what the film will be until seated, moments before it begins. It also features many themed parties, outings, film-themed "feasts", and other events that are hallmarks of
405-505: A permanent blog was introduced to communicate with fans year-round. Opening film: The Sorcerer's Apprentice , presented by Jay Baruchel . Among Canadian premieres were Scott Pilgrim vs. the World , The Last Exorcism , The Violent Kind , Van Von Hunter , Black Lightning . World premieres included I Spit on Your Grave , The Shrine , etc. The lineup included A Serbian Film , Air Doll , Best Worst Movie , The House of
486-488: Is Raindance Film Festival . The British Urban Film Festival (which specifically caters to Black and minority interests) was officially recognized in the 2020 New Year Honours list. A few film festivals have focused on highlighting specific issues, topics, or subjects. These festivals have included mainstream and independent films . Some examples include military films , health-related film festivals , and human rights film festivals . There are festivals, especially in
567-611: Is ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival , which started in 2006 and takes place every spring in Paris, France. Edinburgh International Film Festival is the longest-running festival in Great Britain as well as the longest continually running film festival in the world. Australia's first and longest-running film festival is the Melbourne International Film Festival (1952), followed by
648-596: Is North America’s longest-running competitive film festival. The 60th Chicago International Film Festival, scheduled during the month of October, will host over 40,000 attendees from around the world. The Festival's program, screening 175+ films from more than 50 countries, is presented in sections including the International Competition, New Directors Competition, Documentary, Black Perspectives, City & State, and Special Presentations. The Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF), founded in 1977,
729-619: Is a genre film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. It focuses on niche, low budget movies in various genres, from horror to sci-fi. Regularly held in July/August, by 2016 its annual audience had already surpassed 100,000 viewers and outgrown even the Montreal World Film Festival . By virtue of the reputation developed over the last two decades, Fantasia has been called
810-665: Is a popular international film festival based in Kolkata which showcases international cult films. YathaKatha International Film & Literature Festival (YKIFLF) is an annual film & literature festival in Mumbai showcasing literature collaboration in cinema via various constructive discussions and forums. 1st edition of the festival is being held from 25–28 November in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Fantasia International Film Festival Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest , FanTasia , and Fant-Asia )
891-643: Is accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences , which makes all its jury-award-winning narrative short and animated short films eligible for an Academy Award. There are several significant film festivals held regularly in Africa. The Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo was established in 1976, the biannual Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) in Burkina Faso
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#1732802023443972-919: Is held in the last week of each July in the two colonial cities of San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato . Other Mexican festivals include the Guadalajara International Film Festival in Guadalajara , Oaxaca Film Fest , the Morelia International Film Festival in Morelia, Michoacan Mexico , and the Los Cabos International Film Festival founded by Scott Cross , Sean Cross , and Eduardo Sanchez Navarro, in Los Cabos , Baja Sur , Mexico are considered
1053-919: Is largest film festival in Ohio and among the longest-running in the United States. The film festival is held at the Playhouse Square , which are a series of elegant theaters built in the early 1920s, and the largest performing arts center in the United States outside of New York City (only Lincoln Center is larger). The Ottawa Canadian Film Festival , abbreviated OCanFilmFest, was co-founded by Ottawa-based filmmakers Jith Paul, Ed Kucerak, and Blair Campbell in 2015. It features films of various durations and genres from filmmakers across Canada. The Sundance Film Festival founded by Sterling Van Wagenen (then head of Wildwood, Robert Redford's company), John Earle, and Cirina Hampton Catania (both serving on
1134-504: Is one of the largest film festivals in North America. It focuses on East Asian films, Canadian films, and nonfiction films. In 2016, there was an audience of 133,000 and 324 films. The Toronto International Film Festival , founded by Bill Marshall, Henk Van der Kolk, and Dusty Cohl, is one of North America's most important film festivals, and is the most widely attended. The Chicago International Film Festival , founded in 1964,
1215-610: Is the most popular festival in North America. Time wrote it had "grown from its place as the most influential fall film festival to the most influential film festival, period". The Seattle International Film Festival is credited as being the largest film festival in the United States, regularly showing over 400 films in a month across the city. The festivals in Berlin , Cairo , Cannes , Goa , Karlovy Vary , Locarno , Mar del Plata , Moscow , San Sebastián , Shanghai , Tallinn , Tokyo , Venice , and Warsaw are accredited by
1296-783: The Achievement Award . In 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the festival went online and was moved to late summer, starting on 20 August and ending on 2 September. The screenings at Festival Scope and Shift72 were accessible from Canadian IP addresses. Among more than 100 feature films, selected for the festival, were Neil Marshall 's The Reckoning , Shinichiro Ueda's Special Actors , Nobuhiko Obayashi 's Labyrinth of Cinema , Brea Grant 's 12 Hour Shift , Shakespeare's Shitstorm , A Costume for Nicholas , and many more. Best Asian Feature went to Special Actors by Shinichiro Ueda, Best European/North-South American Feature – to The Mortuary Collection . Come True
1377-628: The Cannes 's Marché du Film : together they are to select and present promising projects to potential partners. Frontières was also offered to host its section of genre cinema at the Cannes Film Festival . In its more than two decades of history, Fantasia has made a significant contribution to Canadian film culture, built its audience and helped arthouse cinema emerge from the underground. In cinematic circles they talk about an outstanding Fantasia Generation of creators, who grew with
1458-653: The Concordia University . In addition to the Hall hall and DeSeve hall, a third screening room has been added at the D.B. Clarke Theatre . There were, however, no outdoor shows this year. Montreal film Flutter received the award for best Quebec short feature. Memories of Matsuko was selected as the best Asian feature film, in European program won the Hatchet . In animation the main prize went to We Are
1539-578: The International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) in the category of competitive feature films. As a rule, for films to compete, they must first be released during the festivals and not in any other previous venue beforehand. Ann Arbor Film Festival started in 1963. It is the oldest continually operated experimental film festival in North America and has become one of the premier film festivals for independent and, primarily, experimental filmmakers to showcase work. In
1620-638: The New Flesh section won Hugh Sullivan's The Infinite Man . Mamoru Oshii and Tobe Hooper were honoured with the Achievements award. Giovanni's Island by Mizuho Nishikubo won the main prize for best animation. Fantasia-2015 had 22 world premieres, including Momentum . For the first time the festival introduced the VR-section. This year program featured Anguish , Wild City , Goodnight Mommy , and many more. Sion Sono received
1701-847: The Sydney Film Festival (1954). North America's first and longest-running short film festival is the Yorkton Film Festival , established in 1947. The first film festival in the United States was the Columbus International Film & Video Festival , also known as The Chris Awards , held in 1953. According to the Film Arts Foundation in San Francisco , " The Chris Awards (is) one of the most prestigious documentaries, educational, business and informational competitions in
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#17328020234431782-725: The Venice Film Festival (late summer to early autumn), the Cannes Film Festival (late spring to early summer), and the Berlin International Film Festival (late winter to early spring), founded in 1932, 1946, and 1951 respectively. The Edinburgh International Film Festival , founded in 1946, is the world's oldest continually running film festival. Many film festivals are dedicated exclusively to animation. Various regional festivals occur in various countries. The Austin Film Festival
1863-668: The "most outstanding and largest genre film festival in North America". Its mission is to promote genre, anti-Hollywood cinema and assist independent filmmakers. Fantasia has launched the careers of many modern auteurs . Since 2012, the festival has also held the Frontières cinema market that allows promising projects to find potential producers and distributors. In 2016, the Frontières announced collaboration with Marché du Film led by Cannes Film Festival . Fantasia focuses on niche, low-budget films of various genres, from horror to science fiction, most of them non-PG . It grew from
1944-522: The Asian Film scene in Montreal and still has a significant shift to Asian cinematograph. Fantasia flagship section is named Cheval Noir , the winners are awarded with the festival's mascot statuette, a mighty black pegasus . Apart from Cheval Noir , the festival includes New Flesh , Séquences , Camera Lucida , Satoshi Kon prize, and several other sections, while in the wrap of the event
2025-586: The Case of Mister Hollow , Electric Fence , Paradox Mary , Laura Panic , and Don't Worry . Gordon Liu attended the screening of Disciples of the 36th Chamber as a guest star. In 2009, Fantasia was held from July 9 to July 29, opened with Takashi Miike 's film Yatterman and ended on July 29, 2009 with the North American premiere of Quentin Tarantino 's film Inglourious Basterds . Among
2106-672: The City of a Thousand Planets to Nabwana I.G.G. 's $ 65 Bad Black . The Villainess opened the fest and the A Taxi Driver closed. Atomic Blonde , Agnieszka Holland 's Spoor and You Only Live Once premiered. Robert Pattinson presented Good Time . Violetta Schurawlow won the Best Actress for her role in Cold Hell , Nattawut Poonpiriya became the Best Director for his Bad Genius . Fantasia-2018
2187-546: The Devil , Smash Cut , and many more. The special screening of Combat Shock was attended by Buddy Giovinazzo . Pater Sparrow's 1 received the Cheval Noir as best feature film of the year. Fantasia 2011 held 19 world premieres and a lineup of 134 movies from 25 countries. The festival opened with the Canadian Premiere of Red State , other premieres included Final Destination 5 . Also notable
2268-831: The Dominican International Film Festival occurs annually in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic . As well as the Havana Film Festival was founded in 1979 and is the oldest continuous annual film festival in the Caribbean. Its focus is on Latin American cinema . The Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival , founded in 2006, is dedicated to screening the newest films from the English-, Spanish, French- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean and
2349-470: The Gas Station . The indoor shows use the same Concordia University facilities as since the move to Concordia. The outdoor shows are several kilometres away from the indoor shows. The main prize was won by Blood Curse . With its 10th anniversary, Fantasia helped to launch an associated but separate Toronto festival Toronto After Dark Film Festival . This edition was held from July 5 to July 23 at
2430-719: The Government of Kerala held annually at Thiruvananthapuram is acknowledged as one of the leading cultural events in Indian. The International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK), hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, is a major documentary and short film festival. The Mumbai Women's International Film Festival (MWIFF) is an annual film festival in Mumbai that features films made by women directors and technicians. The Calcutta International Cult Films Festival (CICFF)
2511-783: The Infinite Two Minutes won the Audience prize. The 26th edition of the festival was held from 14 July to 3 August 2022. In the festival over 130 features and 200 shorts were screened. The highlight of the festival was honouring John Woo , the Hong Kong-based filmmaker, with the Career Achievement Award. The 27th edition of Fantasia was held July 20 – August 9. Juried award winners were announced on July 30, and Audience Award winners were announced on August 14. The 28th edition of Fantasia
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2592-705: The Short Film Jury were Brian Satterwhite, Jay Knowles and Chris Cargill, all of AintItcoolNews.com . Fantastic Fest Jury Awards , for excellence in films outside the horror genre Serving on the Fantastic Fest Jury Awards were Christian Hallman of the Lund International Fantastic Film Festival , Wiley Wiggins of Dazed and Confused and Waking Life , and Scott Weinberg of Fearnet and Cinematical.com. Audience Awards The 2007 festival
2673-531: The Strange . A total of more than 81,000 tickets were sold for Fantasia 2007. Mitch Davis signed a first-look production deal with Paramount 's Blumhouse Prods. to scout for new projects and foreign movies for potential remakes. In 2008, Fantasia was held from July 3 to July 21. It featured the world premieres of Pig Hunt , Home Movie , Repo! The Genetic Opera , Midnight Meat Train , Eric Shapiro's Rule of Three , Truffe , Treevenge , The Facts in
2754-451: The U.S., Telluride Film Festival , Sundance Film Festival , Austin Film Festival , Austin 's South by Southwest , NYC 's Tribeca Festival , and Slamdance Film Festival are all considered significant festivals for independent film. The Zero Film Festival is significant as the first and only festival exclusive to self-financed filmmakers. The biggest independent film festival in the UK
2835-420: The U.S.: AMD Next Wave Award , for excellence by an up-and-coming filmmaker Horror Jury Award , for excellence in the horror genre Fantastic Fest Jury Award , for excellence outside of the horror genre Horror Shorts Award Animated Shorts Award Fantastic Shorts Award Audience Award Fantastic Fest 2008 was held September 18–25. World premieres US premieres Texas premieres There
2916-650: The U.S.; (it is) the oldest of its kind in North America and celebrating its 54th year". It was followed four years later by the San Francisco International Film Festival , held in March 1957, which emphasized feature-length dramatic films. The festival played a major role in introducing foreign films to American audiences. Films in the first year included Akira Kurosawa 's Throne of Blood and Satyajit Ray 's Pather Panchali . Today, thousands of film festivals take place around
2997-596: The US, that highlight and promote films made by or about various ethnic groups and nationalities or feature the cinema from a specific foreign country. These include African-Americans , Asian-Americans , Mexican-Americans , Arabs , Jews , Italian, German , French , Palestinian , and Native American . The Deauville American Film Festival in France is devoted to the cinema of the United States . LGBTQ+ and Women's film festivals are also popular. Tribeca Festival , one of
3078-695: The Utah Film Commission at the time) is a significant festival for independent film. The Woodstock Film Festival was launched in 2000 by filmmakers Meira Blaustein and Laurent Rejto to bring high-quality, independent films to the Hudson Valley region of New York . In 2010, Indiewire named the Woodstock Film Festival among the top 50 independent film festivals worldwide. The Regina International Film Festival and Awards (RIFFA) founded by John Thimothy, one of
3159-601: The Witch and the Wardrobe installed a display of costumes, creatures and props from the Narnia film. Legendary makeup and effects supervisor Howard Berger presided over a special effects Q&A. The 2006 festival was expanded to 8 days and held September 21–28. World premiere U.S. premieres Texas premieres There were three retrospective series. The first paid homage to cult midnight films and included: The second
3240-613: The Woods (original version) , Seediq Bale , and Quentin Dupieux 's Wrong . In 2013, Fantasia was held from 18 July to 7 August, its program included 120 films. Among premieres were Antosocial and Curse of Chucky . The lineup featured Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1 , Raze , Bad Milo! , Willow Creek (film) , After School Midnighters , I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow , The Complex , Gatchaman , The World's End , and many more. Big Bad Wolves took
3321-444: The audience, and give them deserved attention. Guillermo del Toro calls Fantasia a shrine to all geeks and a feast for those who love things completely unlovable to the most. Bill Plympton treasures its anti-Hollywood atmosphere. The audience at Fantasia is considered to be open-minded people with a good sense of humor and good, albeit somewhat unconventional, taste. Festival regulars say that audiences always meow loudly before
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3402-491: The audience. Every year, the program offers master-classes and special screenings, as well as world and American premieres, press-conferences and meetings with actors and directors. In 2016, a new section Documentaries From the Edge was established. Since 1997, Mitch Davis has been the festival's creative director. According to Davis, Fantasia's mission is to open niche, genre, noncommercial movies from independent auteurs to
3483-453: The best feature film, Kiyoshi Kurosawa became the best director (for Creepy ). Award for the best screenplay went to E J-yong for The Bacchus Lady . Guillermo del Toro was honoured with Achievement award. Agnieszka Smoczyńska received the special mention of the jury for The Lure . Fantasia-2017 went from July 13 to August 2 with a lineup of more than 150 feature films and 300 shorts, from Luc Besson 's $ 200 mln Valerian and
3564-462: The border of Western Sahara , is notable as the only film festival in the world to take place in a refugee camp. The festival aims to provide cultural entertainment and educational opportunities to refugees and raise awareness of the plight of the Sahrawi people, who have been exiled from their native Western Sahara for more than three decades. The International Film Festival of India , organized by
3645-653: The cost of production could be lowered significantly, and internet technology allowed for the collaboration of film production. Film festivals have evolved significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic . Many festivals opted for virtual or hybrid festivals. The film industry, which was already in upheaval due to streaming options, has faced another major shift, and movies showcased at festivals have an even shorter runway to online launches. The "Big Five" film festivals are considered to be Venice , Cannes , Berlin , Toronto , and Sundance . The Toronto International Film Festival
3726-464: The festival was available for purchase with the festival guide book. Fantasia's 10th anniversary and 10th edition, the 2006 edition, is the first to feature free outdoor shows. The outdoors shows are at Parc de la Paix and are free. Outdoor projections included films from the previous editions: Kamikaze Girls , the last four episodes of Goldorak , Night of the Living Dorks and Attack
3807-541: The festival. For example, Roadkill Superstars were among the very first visitors. They even confess to forging documents to attend non-PG movies. Their Turbo Kid was funded and produced thanks to the Frontières . Similarly, Fantasia and the Frontières helped Astron-6 and financed The Void , Radius , The Ranger , and many more. Fant-Asia 1996 was launched by "three Hong Kong new wave fanboys" Martin Sauvageau, André Dubois and Pierre Corbeil, who felt
3888-517: The film. The oldest film festival in the world is the Venice Film Festival . The most prestigious film festivals in the world, known as the "Big Five", are (listed chronologically according to the date of foundation): Venice , Cannes , Berlin (the original Big Three ), Toronto , and Sundance . The Venice Film Festival in Italy began in 1932 and is the oldest film festival still running. Mainland Europe 's biggest independent film festival
3969-491: The films screened at Fantasia 2009 were Thirst , Love Exposure , Dream , Embodiment of Evil , Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl , Smash Cut , Trick 'r Treat , Neighbor , Must Love Death , Cencoroll , Dread . The films for Fantasia 2010 were announced on Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Tickets went on sale on July 6, 2010 at 1 pm. The Festival started on July 8, 2010 running until July 28, 2010 with 6 indoor screening venues and one outdoor location. For 2010,
4050-446: The government of India, was founded in 1952. Chennai International Film Festival has been organized since 2002 by the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF), the Government of Tamil Nadu, the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce, and the Film Federation of India. The Jaipur International Film Festival , founded in 2009, is India's most prominent international film festival. The International Film Festival of Kerala organised by
4131-548: The horror genre Horror Shorts Fantastic Shorts Film festival Films may be of recent date and depending upon the festival's focus, can include international and domestic releases. Some film festivals focus on a specific filmmaker, genre of film, such as horror films , or subject matter. Several film festivals focus solely on presenting short films of a defined maximum length. Film festivals are typically annual events. Some film historians, including Jerry Beck , do not consider film festivals as official releases of
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#17328020234434212-481: The largest international cinema event in coastal Southern California , attracting over 56,000 attendees to Orange County, CA . The Festival partners with over 40 non-profit organizations and pairs each with a film that aligns with their mission. The films featured include World, North America, U.S. and West Coast premieres as well as the International Spotlight Series which celebrates foreign language films. The Vancouver International Film Festival , founded in 1958,
4293-417: The main prize and was met by a standing ovation of the audience. In 1998, Fantasia's Toronto edition premiered at the Bloor Cinema . That year, Tony Timpone joined the management team. 2002 became the missed year for Fantasia due to problems with the main venue, Imperial Cinema. Only four months before the event, the theater announced cancellation because of the broken air conditioning system. Indeed,
4374-433: The main prize as the best feature film, Hou Chi-jan became the best director for his movie When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep . Andrzej Żuławski received the achievement award, while at the New Flesh section Evan Louis Katz won with his debut Cheap Thrills . Fantasia 2014 lasted from July 17 to August 5, it featured 160 movies and had 216 screenings, while the audience grew to 129,000. That year's poster
4455-468: The main prize for Tag , Reina Triendl became the best actress. Miss Hokusai won in Animation, La La La at Rock Bottom won in the Best Screenplay. For the first time in its history, Fantasia's audience exceeded 100,000. That year the festival had 209 screenings and 19 world premieres, including King Dave by Daniel Grou , Goran by Nevio Marasović , Realive by Mateo Gil , Some Freaks , etc. Yeon Sang-ho 's Train to Busan won as
4536-421: The most important cinema fests in North America. Founded by cinephiles and initially based on sheer enthusiasm, it was supported only with private money for more than a decade. Only when its audience surpassed that of WWF and FNC , it attracted governmental attention and further funding. Since the mid-2010s, Fantasia has sold more than 100,000 tickets annually. New Flesh section is now considered "one of
4617-407: The most important film festivals in Latin America. In 2015, Variety called the Los Cabos International Film Festival the "Cannes of Latin America". The Cartagena Film Festival , founded by Victor Nieto in 1960, is the oldest in Latin America . The Festival de Gramado (or Gramado Film Festival) Gramado , Brazil . The Lima Film Festival is the leading film festival in Peru and one of
4698-460: The most important in Latin America. It is focused on Latin-American cinema and is organized each year by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru . The Valdivia International Film Festival is held annually in the city of Valdivia . It is arguably the most important film festival in Chile . There is also Filmambiente, held in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, an international festival on environmental films and videos. For Spanish-speaking countries,
4779-528: The most prestigious in North America, ranks first worldwide in terms of audience attendance and 11th in terms of media attendance. The San Francisco International Film Festival , founded by Irving "Bud" Levin in 1957, is the oldest continuous annual film festival in the United States. It highlights current trends in international filmmaking and video production with an emphasis on work that has not yet secured U.S. distribution. The Newport Beach Film Festival , founded by Gregg Schwenk in 1999, has emerged as
4860-543: The original Alamo Drafthouse Cinema . In 2007, Variety publisher Charles Koones included Fantastic Fest as one of "ten festivals we love". In 2008, Moviemaker named Fantastic Fest "one of the 25 film festivals worth the entry fee". In 2017, Moviemaker listed Fantastic Fest in "The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World." In 2022, an online-exclusive section of programming was created: "Burnt Ends." In this new segment, Fantastic Fest wants to showcase "the weirdest, wildest, most fringe films out there." The 2005 festival
4941-434: The presentation to John Landis of a lifetime Achievement award, while Landis presented his new film Burke and Hare . In 2012, Fantasia was held from 19 July to 7 August. Its 90,000 audience exceeded WFF 's, the festival was extensively covered in the world media. Fantasia 2012 featured the screenings of the films Toad Road , Doomsday Book (won the main prize), the horror anthology film V/H/S , Hidden in
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#17328020234435022-555: The region's diaspora. It also seeks to facilitate the growth of Caribbean cinema by offering a wide-ranging industry programme and networking opportunities. The Lusca Fantastic Film Fest (formerly Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest) was also founded in 2006 and is the first and only international fantastic film festival in the Caribbean devoted to sci-fi , thriller , fantasy , dark humor , bizarre, horror , anime , adventure , virtual reality , and animation in short and feature films . The most important European film festivals are
5103-419: The screening of feature films, a tradition that is still alive today. The fest has only two indoor locations, lots of events are held in usual cafes, restaurants, and karaoke-bars. The atmosphere is famous for its informal vibe, the screenings are open, no VIP zones are secluded and even the world famous directors and actors freely blend in the crowd. By 2020, Fantasia had already been recognized as one of
5184-435: The theater was not repaired until 2004. Alternate bookings were not available. The lack of assurance for the 2003 festival meant a change in venue and so, Fantasia 2003 moved Concordia University . Fantasia 2003 was held for the first time on the Concordia University campus, using the de Sève Cinema and Henry F. Hall Alumni Auditorium . This was also the first year that a DVD filled with movie trailers of movies shown at
5265-426: The top leading international film festivals in western Canada ( Regina, Saskatchewan ) represented 35 countries in 2018 festival. RIFFA annual Award show and red carpet arrival event are getting noticed in the contemporary film and fashion industries in Western Canada . Toronto's Hot Docs , founded by filmmaker Paul Jay, is a North American documentary film festival. Toronto has the largest number of film festivals in
5346-442: The world's premier launching pads for new voices in genre cinema". In 2012, Fantasia founded Frontières platform to promote genre films and help promising projects. For its first season, 12 projects were selected and then presented to producers and distributors. In 2013, Frontières was invited to host a European section at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival . In 2016, Frontières announced joint program with
5427-407: The world, ranging from cultural, independent, and historic films. The Seattle International Film Festival , which screens 270 features and approximately 150 short films, is the largest American film festival in terms of the number of feature productions. The Expresión en Corto International Film Festival is the largest competitive film festival in Mexico . It specializes in emerging talent and
5508-407: The world—from high-profile festivals such as Sundance Film Festival , Newport Beach Film Festival , and Slamdance Film Festival ( Park City, Utah ), to horror festivals such as Terror Film Festival ( Philadelphia ), and the Park City Film Music Festival , the first U.S. film festival dedicated to honoring music in film. Film Funding competitions such as Writers and Filmmakers were introduced when
5589-456: Was an Ozploitation retrospective featuring Australian exploitation films from the '70s and '80s: And the documentary Not Quite Hollywood about Ozploitation in the golden age. There was also a sampling of Japanese "pinku" titles, including AMD Next Wave Award for excellence by an up-and-coming filmmaker AMD Fantastic Fest Online Horror Features , for excellence in the horror genre Fantastic Features , for excellence outside of
5670-601: Was awarded with Cheval Noir Best Screenplay . Kim Da-mi became the Best Actress for her role in The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion . Microhabitat won in Camera Lucida section. Fantasia 2019 lasted from July 11 to August 1. That year's poster was created by Donald Caron and depicted new favourites of the audience – a luchador pug and enormous flying cat. The lineup of more than 100 feature films and numerous shorts included Ready or Not , Sadako , The Lodge , Vivarium , Killerman , Master Z: Ip Man Legacy , Satanic Panic , and many more. The festival held
5751-416: Was created by Donald Caron, it paid tribute to Ray Harryhausen , Ray Bradbury , Forrest J Ackerman who flew across the sky in the Bewitched Canoe (a piece of Québec folklore, La Chasse Galerie piloted by the Devil). Jacky in Women's Kingdom became the opening film. Premieres included Unfriended by Levan Gabriadze , The Midnight Swim by Sarah Adina Smith , The Creeping Garden . At
5832-582: Was established in 1969 and accepts competition-only films by African filmmakers and chiefly produced in Africa. The annual Durban International Film Festival in South Africa and Zanzibar International Film Festival in Tanzania have grown in importance for the film and entertainment industry, as they often screen the African premieres of many international films. The Nairobi Film Festival (NBO), which
5913-572: Was established in 2016 with a special focus on screening exceptional films from around the world that are rarely presented in Nairobi's mainstream cinema and spotlighting the best Kenyan films, has also been growing in popularity over the years and has improved the cinema-going culture in Kenya. The Sahara International Film Festival , held annually in the Sahrawi refugee camps in western Algeria near
5994-447: Was held July 18 – August 4. The festival's opening film was Bookworm , by Ant Timpson , and the festival closed with André Forcier 's film Ababooned (Ababouiné) . Forcier received the festival's Prix Denis-Héroux in honour of his overall career achievements. A special Trailblazer Award was presented to Canadian filmmaker Vincenzo Natali , the director of the influential science fiction thriller film Cube , which also received
6075-848: Was held September 20–27. In 2007, Fantastic Fest became a supporting member of the Melies European Federation of Fantastic Film Festivals and helped to found the North American Fantastic Festival Alliance, along with Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal and Dead Channels in San Francisco. The official sponsors of the 2007 Fantastic Fest were AMD , Stella Artois , AT&T , Twitch.com, B-Side, Rue Morgue, Fangoria , and Mondo Macabro. World premieres U.S. premieres Texas premieres The Nikkatsu action series featured films mainly never before shown theatrically in
6156-469: Was held from 12 July to 2 August and included 125 feature films and 220 shorts. That year poster featured a flying cat and a space pug. The festival was opened by Santiago Menghini's short Milk and Daniel Roby 's Just a Breath Away . The list of premieres included The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot , Mandy , Kenji Tanigaki Big Brother , LaPlace's Witch , Black Tide . Joe Dante
6237-662: Was honoured as the Most Groundbreaking film of the festival. Closing film: The Great Yokai War: Guardians . The 25th anniversary edition featured 25 feature film world premieres, 12 international and 34 North American premieres. Opening film: Brain Freeze . Cheval Noir Competition-Best Film Award was given to Voice of Silence by Hong Eui-jeong , Cheval Noir Competition-Best Actor Award took Yoo Ah-in , Best Actress – Zelda Adams (for Hellbender ). Best Screenplay award went to The Righteous . Beyond
6318-542: Was honoured with the Achievement award. Just a Breath Away won the main prize, however, some criticized that decision and mentioned that many other movies that year were better made, while in Just a Breath Away the leading cast lacked genuine emotions and delivered poorly. Nosipho Dumisa was awarded the Best Director prize for his Number 37 . Cam won in the New Flesh section, its creator Isa Mazzei also
6399-473: Was only three days long, October 6–9. Screened films included Feast , Wolf Creek , and Zathura . The official sponsors of the 2005 festival were Milkshake Media, KOOP Radio, The Austin Chronicle , Jackson Walker LLP, and Independence Brewery. U.S. premieres Texas premieres The theme of the 2005 retrospective series was "Post Apocalyptic Cinema". The special effects team from The Lion,
6480-673: Was presented by cult author Jack Stevenson and included: And the third was a retrospective of the action/crime films of director Ram Gopal Varma , featuring: There was also Meltdown Memoirs , a documentary about the making of Street Trash , which also played. Horror Jury Awards , for excellence in the horror genre Serving on the horror jury were Jay Slater of FilmThreat.com , Edwin Neal of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , Peter Martin of Twitch.com , and Chris Cargill of AintItCoolNews.com . Short Film Jury Awards Serving on
6561-576: Was the world premiere of the Swedish horror film Marianne . Yoshimasa Ishibashi was awarded with the Best Director prize (for Milocrorze: A love story ). Best Screenplay award was given to Park Hoon-jung (for The Unjust ). I Love You short from The Theatre Bizarre was specially noted by the jury. Best Animation prize went to Surviving Life . Amiel Courtin-Wilson 's Hail won in The Séquences . The festival also featured
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